Army
WWII Native vets pass
Been a bit of a rough week in the WWII vet community. After all, anyone remaining has to be at or beyond the 100 year mark, so while not surprising, it’s still sad. Won’t be too long until we go from ‘the last survivor of his unit/ship to ‘last survivor. There is an exception […]
Acquisition news
Some stories on military acquisitions struck me. Not surprisingly, at the top of the heap are drones – lots and lots of drones. The Pentagon has created a new program to spend $1 billion over the next two years to buy hundreds of thousands of one-way attack drones for the military. Dubbed the Drone […]
Wednesday Short Takes
Clearing up some confusion – the strife over striking the two survivors of the September drug smugglers’ attack continues. If, like me, you remember reading of two survivors from an earlier attack being repatriated, OR getting killed in a follow-on strike – which was it? Oct. 16: The U.S. military struck a semisubmersible vessel suspected […]
Valor Friday
One of the first things I do when looking at an American military award recipient as I consider whether to write about them is to read the actual award citation. Sometimes this is easy to find, and other times it can be a bit tricky. It’s generally easier with the higher awards. For example, all […]
Shots fired in D.C. – For real
Two National Guardsmen from West Virginia have been shot in D.C., about two blocks away from the White House. Sounds like the gunman is in custody (and has also been shot). Conflicting information is coming out on whether the two soldiers are alive or dead. I hope to God it’s the former. From the AP; […]
Ft. Hood Doc
We know Ft. Hood, Cavazos, whatever it is, has had its share of problems. Terrible chow halls (if there are actually ANY chow halls in the area in question) have headed the list, but issues with morale, housing…you name it, it has had problems. Kinda seems like the upper echelons of the chain of command […]
Valor Friday
In the days before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the US was solidly staying out of the Second World War. For many young men who longed for glory and to fight fascism, the American reticence to join the war was too much. They ran off and joined the Canadian or British military. About 9,000 Americans […]
Saturday Shorts
Lot of quickies today. (If only…) The robbery at the Louvre was spectacular, fast, and over $100,000,000 worth was stolen in minutes. Interesting factoid has emerged since then – turns out the Louvre CCTV system is password protected, as it should be. But, as always, natural stupidity trumps any artificial intelligence. Their supersecret complex password? […]
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